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Which pump for EK northbridge plate

northern_sun
Level 7

‎07-22-2014 09:15 AM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 10:33 PM by Community Admin

which pump should i choose if i wanna go with Ek cooling plate? do i need additional reservour if i wanna extend system loop in the future ..? i decided to do some reasearch and buy the plate after some gaming yesterday and seeing 67/70c hitting my northbirdge. Any input appreciated regarding water pump and addtional components .. i probably gonna order components from frozen cpu or any other proven Canadian sites excluding dazen or whatever this site is called, anybody ..
- Asus Maximus, 2.4 4core - 3.6ghz(o.c), raid5_6hdd, 3gb Crucial, HD 3870(o.c), Air Cooled, PSU-750w; Nzxt Apollo, 5-5-5-12-2-45-6-3 | 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 Republic of gamers !!!

- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3
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northern_sun
Level 7

‎07-22-2014 06:50 PM

so ... nobody is using cooling plate from EK?
- Asus Maximus, 2.4 4core - 3.6ghz(o.c), raid5_6hdd, 3gb Crucial, HD 3870(o.c), Air Cooled, PSU-750w; Nzxt Apollo, 5-5-5-12-2-45-6-3 | 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 Republic of gamers !!!

- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3
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randyenergy
Level 10

‎07-22-2014 06:54 PM

Hello northern sun,
I think you will have more chances of a reply if you post here:
http://rog.asus.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?134-Build-Advice
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randyenergy
Level 10

‎07-22-2014 10:11 PM

You can also try this one here:
http://rog.asus.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?197-EKWB-Partner-Forum
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northern_sun
Level 7

‎07-23-2014 12:59 AM

oh man, nobody is running cooling plate on their crosshair 5, damn .. im mad now 😄
- Asus Maximus, 2.4 4core - 3.6ghz(o.c), raid5_6hdd, 3gb Crucial, HD 3870(o.c), Air Cooled, PSU-750w; Nzxt Apollo, 5-5-5-12-2-45-6-3 | 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 Republic of gamers !!!

- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎07-23-2014 03:01 AM

When you say cooling plate just what do you mean my friend?
To help us help you - please provide as much information about your system and the problem as possible.
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northern_sun
Level 7
In response to HiVizMan

‎07-23-2014 09:16 AM

cooling plate from EK, ---- EK-FB ASUS C5F-Z - Acetal+Nickel --- **direct link**

cnc cooling plate installed on the top the nb ....
- Asus Maximus, 2.4 4core - 3.6ghz(o.c), raid5_6hdd, 3gb Crucial, HD 3870(o.c), Air Cooled, PSU-750w; Nzxt Apollo, 5-5-5-12-2-45-6-3 | 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 Republic of gamers !!!

- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎07-23-2014 09:44 AM

That is the VRMs not the North Bridge. You see why I am getting confused. 😄
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northern_sun
Level 7

‎07-23-2014 09:48 AM

it cools off both of them ..
- Asus Maximus, 2.4 4core - 3.6ghz(o.c), raid5_6hdd, 3gb Crucial, HD 3870(o.c), Air Cooled, PSU-750w; Nzxt Apollo, 5-5-5-12-2-45-6-3 | 8-3-5-4-6-4-6 Republic of gamers !!!

- Asus Crosshair Formula Z, 4.0 8core - 4.4stable ; FX-8350 8core , g-SKILL PC19200 cl9 16gb, HD 6950x2, H100 Hydro+Air Cooled, Cm Storm Trooper, PSU1000w FATAL1TY, OCZ Vertex3x3
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HiVizMan
Level 40

‎07-23-2014 10:07 AM

Cool. The best thing is to use your CPU pump and simply expand the loop.

If you do not have a CPU water pump then any pump will do the trick the amount of flow that is needed is so marginal that all WC pumps will do the trick.
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